MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ, PRINCIPAL AGENT OF THE FRENCH POLICE Until1827: Written by Himself
by Vidocq, Eugene Francois
- Used
- Condition
- Good-/None
- Seller
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Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1834. Eugene Francois Vidocq is considered the father of criminology and the first private detective. This is a one-volume edition of the original four-volume work, first published in 1828. Front board is nearly detached and cloth spine shows considerable wear. Boards are waterstained as is some of the interior of book, althoough textblock is tight and only lightly foxed.. Early Edition. Cloth Spine, Paper-Covered Boa. Good/None. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- T.W. & Barbara Clemmer (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022049
- Title
- MEMOIRS OF VIDOCQ, PRINCIPAL AGENT OF THE FRENCH POLICE Until1827
- Author
- Vidocq, Eugene Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- E.L. Carey & A. Hart
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1834
- Keywords
- Criminology
- Size
- 8vo
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T.W. & Barbara Clemmer
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...